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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Nabokov see Mademoiselle again after she is no longer in their household?
(a) In Lausanne after the war.
(b) In New York after the family emigrates to the U.S.
(c) In Paris right before the war.
(d) In London while Nabokov is at Cambridge.

2. To what is Nabokov's mother quite sensitive?
(a) Insults.
(b) Insect bites.
(c) Seemingly small events.
(d) Perfume.

3. What does Nabokov reveal about his mind?
(a) He hallucinates.
(b) He has a great short-term memory.
(c) He always associates sounds with colors.
(d) He has depression.

4. When do they arrive in Paris?
(a) Early morning.
(b) Early afternoon.
(c) In the middle of the night.
(d) Late afternoon.

5. How does Mademoiselle provide Vladimir with an extra hour or two out of the darkness?
(a) The light from her lamp gives a little light to his room.
(b) She leaves a candle lit by his bed.
(c) She allows him to fall asleep in her room.
(d) He sits with him while he falls asleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. After his father's death, to where does Nabokov's widowed mother move?

2. Vladimir is raised by his own share of governesses and tutors but where does he go at the age of 13?

3. What is Nabokov's favorite medium?

4. Soon, the string of nurses transforms into what?

5. From where does Mademoiselle come?

(see the answer key)

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